[LM_NET] TAR: YA Modern Biographies

[Aileen Kay <Aileen.Kay@SMAA.ORG>]

Greetings, Colleagues:

If you can recommend a "must read" biography or two, or an outstanding
author or publisher for high quality young adult biographies, I would be
extremely grateful.  We have a tired, boring biography collection with
few subjects after the 1980s.  Our 6-8 teachers are frustrated and so
are their students.  I need to spice it up.  I am not looking for hi-low
biographies, and definitely not the 110-page "Oh, do I HAVE to read...?"
biographies, complete with, glossary, web links, Aunt Minnie's address,
etc., but great life stories of people that are of interest to early
teens today.  

Any suggestions?

Thanks so much.  

Aileen Kay
Aileen.kay@smaa.org
Library Director, School Safety Committee Chairperson
St. Mary and All Angels School
7 Pursuit, Aliso Viejo, CA, U.S.A.
949-448-9027, x230

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